GRE Word List

PROPONENT

one who argues in favor of something : advocate

The meaning of the word proponent is one who argues in favor of something : advocate.

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homagea feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord
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takeoffa rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket
incorrigibleincapable of being corrected or amended: such as
palliddeficient in color : wan
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preludean introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter
panderto act as a pander
urbanenotably polite or polished in manner
simplisticexcessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details